On New Year's Day, a series of powerful earthquakes struck the Sea of Japan, prompting a tsunami warning from the Japan Meterological Agency (JMA). The quakes caused minor damage in the region, but no injuries or deaths have been reported. The JMA warned that the tsunami waves could reach as high as 5 meters (16.5 feet) and urged people on the entire West Coast to escape to the highest place as soon as possible. They have also urged people to follow the instructions of local authorities and to stay away from the coast until the tsunami warning is lifted.
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North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile on Wednesday, which flew for 74 minutes before landing in the Sea of Japan. Japan has responded by strengthening its surveillance and maintaining military preparedness with the U.S., while the international community awaits a response from the U.N. Security Council. It is unclear how the U.S. and its allies will respond to the launch.
Despite North Korea's recent missile tests in protest of the joint military exercises, the U.S. and South Korea have begun their largest joint drills in five years. The 11-day exercises will include field training operations and computer simulations to strengthen defense capabilities and maintain peace in the region. North Korea is likely to continue provocative weapons testing activities during the drills.
North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, prompting condemnation from South Korea, Japan, and the United Nations Security Council. The missiles were launched from a western coastal town near Pyongyang and fell into the Sea of Japan, outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. North Korea has acknowledged the incident, calling it a “super-large multiple rocket launcher exercise.”